Tee Time: Oliver teaches for the love of the game

Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 7:38 p.m.

If you’re a golfer and new to the Western North Carolina you may not be familiar with one of the area’s best golf teaching professionals. But those of you that have played the courses in this area are probably very familiar with PGA Professional Brian Oliver.

Oliver’s credentials as a player and instructor are quite lengthy: 2005 Mountains Chapter PGA Professional of the Year, 2006 Mountains Chapter PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year, 2005-2006 President of the Mountains Chapter PGA, Member of the Board of Directors for the Western North Carolina Junior Golf Association, winner of the 2007 Mountains Chapter PGA Pro-Pro Championship, winner of the 2006 & 2008 Brad Daugherty Fall Golf Invitational at The Cliffs of Walnut Cove, instructed a student that won the North Carolina High School Individual State Championship in 2009, instructed seven students that won the Western North Carolina Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 2008, and instructed four students that won the Western North Carolina Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 2007.

Besides having solid teaching credentials, Oliver also has a warm and engaging personality, which makes working with him so enjoyable. He not only wants to help improve the golf games of his students but make it an enjoyable experience for them.

“I love to teach the game of golf and I want to give back to the game that has been so good to me,” said Oliver. “I have been a PGA Professional since 1999 and I have been teaching golf for 18 years. I am back at Broadmoor Golf Links teaching golf again and I am dedicated to making Broadmoor Golf Links the best teaching facility in Western North Carolina.”

Broadmoor Golf Links, which is partnered with Warrior Custom Golf, is located in Fletcher, off Airport Road, near the airport and I-26. Broadmoor is this region’s only links style course and has no housing or out of bounds on any of the holes. The course has bent grass greens, Bermuda grass fairways and bluegrass/fescue rough.

Starting May 11, Oliver will begin Junior Golf Clinics every Saturday. Clinics will start at 10 a.m. and the cost will be $10 per junior. Oliver’s website, BrianOliverPGAPro.com will have the dates and information about the clinics.

Oliver will also be doing Get Golf Ready Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Get Golf Ready is a proven program that has the individual ready to go on the golf course and enjoying the game in only five one-hour sessions. You can learn with a friend, if you so choose, in a no-stress, no-embarrassment atmosphere. You can register online at playgolfamerica.com.

And if he’s not already busy enough, Oliver said that he is going to be helping Dave Sciupider with providing instruction to area elementary and middle schools in Henderson, Buncombe and Transylvania counties. Additionally, he has plans to do a golf clinic this summer for the Wounded Warrior Project and the Folds of Honor Foundation. Information will be available in the coming weeks on his website.

If you’re in the area and haven’t met Oliver or you want to get more information on instruction, give him a call at 828-230-2617 or email him at boliver0301@pga.com.

<p>If you're a golfer and new to the Western North Carolina you may not be familiar with one of the area's best golf teaching professionals. But those of you that have played the courses in this area are probably very familiar with PGA Professional Brian Oliver. </p><p>Oliver's credentials as a player and instructor are quite lengthy: 2005 Mountains Chapter PGA Professional of the Year, 2006 Mountains Chapter PGA Junior Golf Leader of the Year, 2005-2006 President of the Mountains Chapter PGA, Member of the Board of Directors for the Western North Carolina Junior Golf Association, winner of the 2007 Mountains Chapter PGA Pro-Pro Championship, winner of the 2006 & 2008 Brad Daugherty Fall Golf Invitational at The Cliffs of Walnut Cove, instructed a student that won the North Carolina High School Individual State Championship in 2009, instructed seven students that won the Western North Carolina Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 2008, and instructed four students that won the Western North Carolina Junior Golfer of the Year Award in 2007.</p><p>Besides having solid teaching credentials, Oliver also has a warm and engaging personality, which makes working with him so enjoyable. He not only wants to help improve the golf games of his students but make it an enjoyable experience for them. </p><p>“I love to teach the game of golf and I want to give back to the game that has been so good to me,” said Oliver. “I have been a PGA Professional since 1999 and I have been teaching golf for 18 years. I am back at Broadmoor Golf Links teaching golf again and I am dedicated to making Broadmoor Golf Links the best teaching facility in Western North Carolina.” </p><p>Broadmoor Golf Links, which is partnered with Warrior Custom Golf, is located in Fletcher, off Airport Road, near the airport and I-26. Broadmoor is this region's only links style course and has no housing or out of bounds on any of the holes. The course has bent grass greens, Bermuda grass fairways and bluegrass/fescue rough.</p><p> Starting May 11, Oliver will begin Junior Golf Clinics every Saturday. Clinics will start at 10 a.m. and the cost will be $10 per junior. Oliver's website, BrianOliverPGAPro.com will have the dates and information about the clinics. </p><p>Oliver will also be doing Get Golf Ready Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Get Golf Ready is a proven program that has the individual ready to go on the golf course and enjoying the game in only five one-hour sessions. You can learn with a friend, if you so choose, in a no-stress, no-embarrassment atmosphere. You can register online at playgolfamerica.com.</p><p>And if he's not already busy enough, Oliver said that he is going to be helping Dave Sciupider with providing instruction to area elementary and middle schools in Henderson, Buncombe and Transylvania counties. Additionally, he has plans to do a golf clinic this summer for the Wounded Warrior Project and the Folds of Honor Foundation. Information will be available in the coming weeks on his website. </p><p>If you're in the area and haven't met Oliver or you want to get more information on instruction, give him a call at 828-230-2617 or email him at boliver0301@pga.com.</p>